Quality Assurance of Professional Studies and The Development of 21st C Skills Among Students in Cameroon Private Universities: The Case of Private Universities in Mfoundi Division

Abstract

This study explores the provision of professional studies, its quality assurance practices, and the undesired increasing lack of 21st century skills among graduates from private universities in Mfoundi division. The rising unemployment rate and inability to create jobs for graduates from these private institutions is a menace to the realization of 2035 emergence dream in Cameroon. Based on the interpretivist philosophy, the researcher employs the interview guide to collect data from 75 stakeholders from private universities in Mfoundi division. Content analyses were employed to examine the various opinions. The findings reveal that the quality of teaching staff is questionable, and the pedagogic activities are too theoretical due to a lack of quality assurance practices. We, therefore, recommend that private universities in Mfoundi division should design specific quality assurance units to ensure the smooth functioning of its systems.